Successful Treatment of PD Peritonitis Due to Morganella morganii Resistant to Third-Generation Cephalosporins - A Case Report.
Perit Dial Int
; 37(2): 241-242, 2017.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28360373
ABSTRACT
Morganella morganii is a rare cause of peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Most of the reported cases have resorted to a switch to hemodialysis. We herein report a case of peritonitis due to M. morganii resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, which was treated successfully with intraperitoneal (IP) tobramycin followed by oral ciprofloxacin. Early microbiologic diagnosis is essential in the treatment of peritonitis from rare microorganisms such as Morganella morganii, and appropriate antibiotic therapy is the key to avoiding catheter loss and subsequent switch to hemodialysis.
Key words
Full text:
1
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Peritonitis
/
Tobramycin
/
Ciprofloxacin
/
Peritoneal Dialysis
/
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Etiology_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
/
Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Perit Dial Int
Journal subject:
NEFROLOGIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá